Bed jacket



April 20, 1954 J. R. COLLIER BED JACKET Filed Oct. 3l, 1952 .wak

INVENTOR .JOHN RoLusR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 20, 1954 UNITED Nr OFFICE 1Claim.

The invention relates to bed jackets and more particularly to a jacketdesigned to cover the shoulders, arms and chest of a person sitting upin bed.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide an improved bedjacket which is suitable for wear by either men or Women, andeffectively covers and protects the shoulders, arms and chest of aperson reclining in bed with the upper portion of the body in a raisedposition for reading or other activities; which opens in the back wherethe body is protected by the bedding on which the wearer reclines andhas a continuous front for covering the chest of the wearer and longsleeves for covering the wearers arms; which has a length such that itslower portion is retained under the upper portions of the bed covers;which is comfortable to wear and provides full freedom of the Wearersarms; which is easy to put on and take olf while reclining in bed; andwhich is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture,and neat and attractive in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following description and the appended claim in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of a bed jacket illustrative of theinvention;

Figure 2 is a back elevational View of the jacket illustrated in Figurel; and

Figure 3 is an elevational view of an end portion of one of the jacketsleeves With portions broken away to illustrate the construction of thesleeve.

With continued reference to the drawing, the bed jacket is preferablyformed of a heavy fabric material providing adequate warmth for theperson wearing the jacket, and includes a body portion, generallyindicated at I0, the front II of which is continuous to extend acrossthe chest of the wearer and the back of which is discontinuous providingtwo separated back parts I2 and I3, having convexly curved opposededges, as indicated at Ill and I5 respectively. The bottom edge of thefront part II of the jacket body portion is preferably substantiallystraight, as indicatedat Iii, and provided with a stitched hem Il andthe top edge is provided with a rounded notch or opening I constitutingthe front part of the neck opening of the jacket. The curved edge of thenotch I3 is continuous with the curved edges It and I5 of the back partsI2 and I3 of the jacket, so that the curved inner edge of the jacketextends around the throat of the wearer, over the shoulders anddownwardly along the back. The opposed edges I4 and I5 of the back partof the jacket are preferably separated for increased comfort andfacility in putting the jacket on and taking it oif, the space betweenthese edges being overlapped by the bedding on which the wearerreclines, so that the wearers back is not exposed.

The body portion I0 is provided with sleeve openings I 9 and 2G, one ineach side thereof and extending to the top portion of the jacket body,which extend over the shoulders of the wearer and long sleeves 2| and 22are attached at their inner ends to the body portion I0, one at eachside of the body portion and in surrounding relationship to thecorresponding sleeve openings I9 and 2B.

At their outer ends the sleeves are hemmed to provide two or morethicknesses of material at the outer ends of the sleeves, and elasticbands, as indicated at 23 in Figure 3, encircle the sleeves near theouter ends thereof to bind the sleeves tightly about the wrists of thewearer, these elastic bands being disposed between the several layers orthicknesses of material at the hemmed, outer ends of the sleeves.

A pocket 24 is mounted on the front part of the body portion I0 of thejacket between the top and bottom edges of the front part and to oneside of the center of the front part to contain small articles for theconvenience of the wearer of the jacket.

The Ibody portion Iii of the jacket, in addition to being hemmed alongits bottom edge, as indicated at I'I, is also hemmed along the curvededges of the back parts I2 and I3 and along the curved edge I3 of theneck opening, as indicated at 25, so that the jacket, While simple inconstruction, has adequate structural strength to continue in use for along period of time.

The invention may be embodied in other specie forms without departingfrom the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presentembodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects asillustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingindicated by the appended claim rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claim are, therefore, intended to be embracedtherein.

What is claimed is:

A bed jacket comprising a body portion continuous in the front anddiscontinuous in the back thereof and provided with sleeve openings 3 4one in each side above the bottom thereof, and References Cited in thefile of this patent long sleeves attached at their inner ends to saidUNITED STATES PATENTS body portion one at each end of the latter and insurrounding relationship to the corresponding Number Name Date 6 sleeveopenings, the front of said body portion 5 11100451 Rosema'n July 14 193having a, concavely curved top edge providing the 11524345 Du Bose Jan27 1925 front portion of a, neck opening and the ends o-f 2,523636Shennan Sept' 26 1950 said body portion at the back of the jacket eachFOREIGN PATENTS halvnfg a Widthdess than one-half the Width of NumberCountry Y Date said -ront portion and havmg convexly curved 1o 8861,81France une 21 1943 edges continuous With the concavely curved edge ofsaid neck opening.

